to tackle

Examples

• All

• How have you seen successful people tackle problem solving and decision making?

• I know that we have what it takes to tackle those challenges.

• So she would just kind of tackle those bit by bit.

• Finally, George only had one fear left to tackle at the end.

• Leave some things alone and tackle the things that need the most attention.

  Zoe Hong

• How do we tackle this?

  Father Stu (2022)

• Let's tackle this right now.

  Things (1989)

• Researchers also frequently work in teams to tackle complex research questions.

  Academic text (2017)

• In some respects, the territory is better prepared to tackle these problems than many countries are.

  Academic text (1990)

• We need to understand and tackle age stereotypes to manage an older workforce successfully.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

S

to struggle

vsto tackle

851 2.8

To try very hard to do or deal with something difficult

is specifically about tackling a difficult task with clear determination

T

to take on

vsto tackle

405 2.8

To agree to do a job or task

involves actually exerting determined effort to deal with the task itself

A

to approach

vsto tackle

159 2.6

To begin to deal with a problem or task

implies sustained determined effort to solve the problem rather than just starting

G

to grapple

vsto tackle

56 4.2

To try hard to deal with a difficult problem

focuses on determined action to solve the problem rather than understanding

G

to grapple with

vsto tackle

52 6.1

To try hard to deal with a difficult problem or situation

focuses on determined action to solve the problem rather than understanding

W

to wrestle with

vsto tackle

52 4.6

Try hard to deal with a difficult problem

is a determined, planned effort to deal with the same difficulty

F

to face a challenge

vsto tackle

5 3.9

Deal with a difficult problem or situation

adds stronger determination and effort to mere confrontation of difficulty

B

to bear down

vsto tackle

5 5.4

Use all your effort and focus on something difficult

means making a determined effort but with broader action not only focus

T

to take on the challenge

vsto tackle

3 3.2

To accept a difficult task to test yourself

implies actively working to solve the task rather than only accepting it

G

to grasp the nettle

vsto tackle

• Informal

1 8.2

Face a difficult problem directly and act firmly

is about sustained, organised effort to address the problem rather than boldness

F

to fly at something head-on

vsto tackle

7.0

To face a problem directly and try to solve it

is similar but emphasises steady effort to manage the problem over boldness

T

to take the challenge head-on

vsto tackle

• Informal

3.9

To face a difficult problem directly and work hard to solve it

stresses making a sustained effort to handle the task rather than just directness

Antonyms

A

to avoid

∞ 1.0

To stay away from something or not do it to stop something bad from happening

I

to ignore

∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

Phrasal Verbs

T

to tackle (the problem)

5 3.0

To try hard to solve a problem

T

to tackle the budget issue

3.7

To take action to solve a money problem in a company or government

Compounds

F

fishing tackle

3 2.5

Tools used for catching fish, like lines and hooks

B

block and tackle

• Specialized

1 4.2

A set of pulleys and ropes used to lift heavy objects

L

laughing tackle

• UK

9.9

A person's special laugh that makes other people smile

G

ground tackle

• Specialized

9.1

The anchor, cables, and other equipment that keep a boat in place

W

wedding tackle

• Offensive

9.9

A humorous British phrase for a man's private parts or the groom's clothes

How Determined

to resolve

623 3.3

to confront

359 4.4

to tackle

204 3.4

to address

∞ 3.6

to try

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology